WASHINGTON, May 23 - Nearly 50 defense leaders from around the world met Monday and agreed to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, including a harpoon launcher and missiles to protect its coast, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters.

DAVOS, May 23 - President Volodymyr Zelensky called for “maximum” sanctions against Russia during a virtual speech Monday to corporate executives, government officials and other elites on the first day of the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, The Associated Press reported.

KYIV, May 20 – Ukraine has contracted 45-47 million vaccines against the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

"We have contracts for 45-47 million free vaccines for the population of Ukraine.

KYIV, May 21 – Parliament has called on the U.S. Congress to impose sanctions against all participants in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

Some 292 MPs voted for the corresponding appeal to the U.S. Congress (draft resolution No. 5520) at a plenary session on Friday.

KYIV, May 21 – Some 500,000 doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines from the Chinese manufacturer Sinovac will be delivered to Ukraine on May 26, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said during the hour of questions to the government on Friday in the Verkhovna Rada.

KYIV, May 21 - Ukraine’s leader voiced fear that the U.S. could strike a deal with Russia behind his country’s back, and rebuked France and Germany for a perceived softening of their stance in talks with Moscow, AP reported Thursday.

KYIV, May 23 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is facing sharp criticism after just two days in power, over his efforts to dissolve parliament and revamp electoral law and his appointment of a top aide with close ties to a scandal-plagued oligarch, The Irish Times reported.

KYIV, May 23 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) expect that in 2020 and 2021 $2 billion of loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be attracted and $3 billion and $3.5 billion will be raised from the placement of eurobonds in 2020 and 2021 respectively, according to a presentation posted on the central bank's website.

KYIV, May 23 - Russia may be preparing to launch a sophisticated and destructive cyber attack on Ukraine after infecting 500,000 routers globally with hacking software, a U.S. technology company reported Wednesday.

KYIV, May 22 – President Petro Poroshenko noted Estonia's contribution to overcoming the consequences of Russian aggression in Ukraine.